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listersgirlI would have said that I haven't really read anything in the last couple of weeks, but I forgot how small some of the books were. Also the fact that I read two books in a row without stopping on Sunday added to the list.
Mary Balogh Slightly Tempted
Yeah, I don't really have anything to say about this other than that reading cheesy (but not actually bad) romance novels is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Mark Dunn Ella Minnow Pea
Oh, this was such a cute book! Ella lives a happy life on the fictional island of Nollop, named after the man who wrote "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". Everything starts to go crazy, though, when the increasingly dictatorial town council starts banning the use of certain letters which have fallen from the memorial statue of Nollop. The fun part, though, is seeing how Dunn manages to write his story, told entirely in correspondence and notes, around these restrictions.
Tanya Huff Summon the Keeper
Claire is a Keeper, someone who (and I'm probably going to get this totally wrong, because I don't have the book anywhere near me) closes holes between the physical and mystical planes. Or good and evil. Something like that. ANYway, she gets summoned to a hotel where all sorts of odd things are hanging about, including long-dead Keepers, ghosts, and something creepy in the furnace room. Also a cute Newfoundland boy. It was a fun book, with lots of silly references and entertaining characters.
Tanya Huff Second Summoning
First of all, that is a seriously lame title. Aren't they even going to try to make it sound like something other than a sequel? But it was a good read, nonetheless. I think I like this series better than the vampire books - they're a bit funnier. Although I could do without talking cats.
Mercedes Lackey Alta
This is the sequel to Joust, which made such an impression on me that I couldn't even remember if I'd finished it. It wasn't a bad book, but there was waaay too much plot stuffed into one book, so it all felt rushed. I think perhaps I should just admit that her new stuff is not nearly as good as her old stuff, and stop hoping.
Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
This book, third in the Lioness quartet, felt awkward and too full of the author's intervention to move Alanna from place to place. It was also extremely short. I don't know, it felt like it should have been part of one of the other books. I liked the desert parts, though.
Jennifer Weiner Little Earthquakes
I like Jennifer Weiner - I think she's a funny writer, and her characters are generally pretty realistic and flawed. But I was seriously bored by large chunks of this book, because it's all about babies. Babies everywhere. And that just doesn't do it for me, I'm sorry.
Mary Balogh Slightly Tempted
Yeah, I don't really have anything to say about this other than that reading cheesy (but not actually bad) romance novels is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Mark Dunn Ella Minnow Pea
Oh, this was such a cute book! Ella lives a happy life on the fictional island of Nollop, named after the man who wrote "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". Everything starts to go crazy, though, when the increasingly dictatorial town council starts banning the use of certain letters which have fallen from the memorial statue of Nollop. The fun part, though, is seeing how Dunn manages to write his story, told entirely in correspondence and notes, around these restrictions.
Tanya Huff Summon the Keeper
Claire is a Keeper, someone who (and I'm probably going to get this totally wrong, because I don't have the book anywhere near me) closes holes between the physical and mystical planes. Or good and evil. Something like that. ANYway, she gets summoned to a hotel where all sorts of odd things are hanging about, including long-dead Keepers, ghosts, and something creepy in the furnace room. Also a cute Newfoundland boy. It was a fun book, with lots of silly references and entertaining characters.
Tanya Huff Second Summoning
First of all, that is a seriously lame title. Aren't they even going to try to make it sound like something other than a sequel? But it was a good read, nonetheless. I think I like this series better than the vampire books - they're a bit funnier. Although I could do without talking cats.
Mercedes Lackey Alta
This is the sequel to Joust, which made such an impression on me that I couldn't even remember if I'd finished it. It wasn't a bad book, but there was waaay too much plot stuffed into one book, so it all felt rushed. I think perhaps I should just admit that her new stuff is not nearly as good as her old stuff, and stop hoping.
Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
This book, third in the Lioness quartet, felt awkward and too full of the author's intervention to move Alanna from place to place. It was also extremely short. I don't know, it felt like it should have been part of one of the other books. I liked the desert parts, though.
Jennifer Weiner Little Earthquakes
I like Jennifer Weiner - I think she's a funny writer, and her characters are generally pretty realistic and flawed. But I was seriously bored by large chunks of this book, because it's all about babies. Babies everywhere. And that just doesn't do it for me, I'm sorry.
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Date: 2004-10-28 12:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-28 12:46 pm (UTC)Finally...
Date: 2004-10-28 12:37 pm (UTC)Have you started "The Long Hot Summoning" yet?
I would so LOVE to see that series made into a movie.
I'd also love to see her 'Blood' series into a movie as well.
I want to read the 'Quarter' series, but I haven't had the time yet.
* Currently reading "The Dead Zone" by Stephen King and "Bitten" by Kelley Armstrong.
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-28 12:47 pm (UTC)The Quarter series is great - I think Fifth Quarter is my favourite book of hers.
Forgive my rambling...
Date: 2004-10-28 12:58 pm (UTC)When I finished the 'summoning' series, I felt like, "That's it? But I want more. What about Claire's sister? The cats? Dean? Aw man!"
The 'blood' series was also like that with me. I think it was five books compared to the summoning's three. But Huff's written a book (Smoke & Shadows) that's sort of an off-shoot from the 'blood' series about one of the supporting characters. (I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback so it won't dent my pocketbook too much.)
Quarter series... must read quarter series. :)
I remember when working at Barnes and Noble, someone suggested that if I like strong, sarcastic types (like Claire and Vicki) that I read Huff. I think she suggested the Quarter series, but I ended up reading the summoning and then the blood series books instead. (I just find it hard to find the first book anywhere these days.)
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 05:47 am (UTC)And Fifth Quarter is one of my favourites, too.
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 05:57 am (UTC)Everyone should have one!
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 07:35 am (UTC):)
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 07:46 am (UTC)Or, you know, your neighbourhood. :)
Re: Finally...
Date: 2004-10-29 07:50 am (UTC)But ... that's what selective re-shelving is for, too. :)
Maybe I need to go work at a bookstore or something.
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Date: 2004-10-28 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-10-29 05:13 pm (UTC)Now, lord knows I love babies, but I don't think I'll be reading Little Earthquakes. I was really disappointed in Good In Bed. I wanted to like it, but it was just...meh.